final int i = this.index - this.start;
        final int n = (i + m & ~m) - i;
        advance(n);
        return n;
    }

    /**
     * Encodes a small integer (1 byte) in NDR format.
     *
     * @param s the small integer value to encode
     */
    public void enc_ndr_small(final int s) {
        this.buf[this.index] = (byte) (s & 0xFF);
        advance(1);
    }

    /**

        byte[] buffer1 = new byte[request.size()];
        byte[] buffer2 = new byte[request.size()];

        request.encode(buffer1, 0);
        request.encode(buffer2, 0);

        assertArrayEquals(buffer1, buffer2);
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Test encode with insufficient buffer throws exception")
    void testEncodeWithInsufficientBuffer() {
        ValidateNegotiateInfoRequest request =

        assertEquals(newFlags, leaseContext.getLeaseFlags());
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should encode context correctly")
    void testEncode() {
        byte[] buffer = new byte[leaseContext.size()];
        int encoded = leaseContext.encode(buffer, 0);

        assertEquals(leaseContext.size(), encoded);

        // Verify context header structure according to MS-SMB2

        byte[] encoded = encodeUnicode(msg);
        assertEquals(4, encoded.length, "Encoded Unicode string should be 4 bytes");

        // Verify little-endian encoding
        assertEquals((byte) 0xA1, encoded[0], "First byte of first character");
        assertEquals((byte) 0x00, encoded[1], "Second byte of first character");
        assertEquals((byte) 0xA2, encoded[2], "First byte of second character");

## Base64 vs Files { #base64-vs-files }

Consider first if you can use [Request Files](../tutorial/request-files.md) for uploading binary data and [Custom Response - FileResponse](./custom-response.md#fileresponse--fileresponse-) for sending binary data, instead of encoding it in JSON.

JSON can only contain UTF-8 encoded strings, so it can't contain raw bytes.

        long decoded = Encdec.dec_uint64le(buffer, 0);

        // Then
        assertEquals(currentDate.getTime(), decoded, "Encoded and decoded time should match");
    }

    @Test
    @DisplayName("Should encode and decode UUIDs")
    void testUUIDOperations() {
        // Given

    assertThat(encoding.encode(decoded.getBytes(UTF_8), offset, len)).isEqualTo(encoded);
  }

  private static void testDecodes(BaseEncoding encoding, String encoded, String decoded) {
    assertThat(encoding.canDecode(encoded)).isTrue();
    assertThat(encoding.decode(encoded)).isEqualTo(decoded.getBytes(UTF_8));
  }

  private static void testDecodesByBytes(BaseEncoding encoding, String encoded, byte[] decoded) {

    assertFailsWith<ProtocolException> {
      derReader.read("test") {}
    }.also { expected ->
      assertThat(expected.message)
        .isEqualTo("length encoded with more than 8 bytes is not supported")
    }
  }

  @Test fun `encode tag and length`() {
    val buffer = Buffer()
    val derWriter = DerWriter(buffer)

    derWriter.write("test", tagClass = DerHeader.TAG_CLASS_UNIVERSAL, tag = 30L) {

        // When
        int encoded = messageBlock.encode(buffer, encodeIndex);
        int decoded = messageBlock.decode(buffer, decodeIndex);

        // Then
        assertEquals(encodeLength, encoded);
        assertEquals(decodeLength, decoded);
        verify(messageBlock).encode(buffer, encodeIndex);
        verify(messageBlock).decode(buffer, decodeIndex);
    }

     */
    @Override
    public int size() {
        return this.len;
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @see jcifs.Encodable#encode(byte[], int)
     */
    @Override
    public int encode(final byte[] dst, final int dstIndex) {
        System.arraycopy(this.bytes, this.off, dst, dstIndex, this.len);
        return this.len;
    }